"Broken Harbor," by Tana French. That's what's made him the Murder squad's top detective — and that's what puts the biggest case of the year into his hands.

"Close Your Eyes," by Iris Johansen. A suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers.

Non Fiction

"The Bursums of New Mexico: Four generations of Leadership and Service." by Ron Hamm. This is the compelling story of a pioneer New Mexico family that has made its mark in politics, ranching and banking.

"Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story," by Jim Holt. The result is a brilliant synthesis of cosmology, mathematics, and physics — one that propels his own work to the level of philosophy itself.

"The Price of Inequality," by Joseph E. Stiglitz. As Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."